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  Mongolia, country, Asia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
A high country, its average elevation exceeds 5,100 ft (1,554 m); the central, northern, western, and southwestern areas are covered with hills, high plateaus, and mountain ranges, reaching 15,266 ft (4,653 m) at Tavan Bogd Uul (Tabun Bogdo) in the Altai Mts.
Mongolia’s main exports are copper, livestock, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, and nonferrous metals; most of its foreign trade is with China, Russia, the United States, and South Korea.
Mongolia was proclaimed an independent state in July, 1921, and remained a monarchy until the Living Buddha died in 1924.
www.bartleby.com /65/mo/Mongolnat.html   (1406 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Mongolia (country)
Mongolia is bounded on the north by Russia and on the east, south, and west by China.
Eastern Mongolia is a high plateau with steppes extending to the frontier with China, where the plateau meets the enormous faulted scarps of the Greater Khingan Range.
Mongolia is internationally recognized as an important habitat for many threatened or endangered species, including the wild horse, saiga (horned antelope), argali (wild mountain sheep), wild camel, Gobi bear, wild ass, snow leopard, and white-naped crane.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761565003/Mongolia_(country).html   (976 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Mongolia (country)
Mongolia is also a major producer of fluorspar, which is used in making steel and industrial acid.
Mongolia produces building materials such as bricks; metal products, including steel sheet and copper concentrate; processed food and beverages, including vodka, beer, and soft drinks; and leather and woolen goods, including carpets and footwear.
Mongolia is served by the Trans-Mongolian Railway, which connects Ulaanbaatar with Russia and China.
encarta.msn.com /text_761565003___12/Mongolia_(country).html   (948 words)

  
 Mongolia Today - online magazine | MONGOLIA | Country briefs
Mongolia, more known outside as Outer Mongolia, is located in the heart of Central Asia, sandwiched between the two superpowers: China and Russia.
Mongolia used to be the second, after Tibet, stronghold of Buddhist religion.
Mongolia remains the last refuge of the pastoral nomadism, preserving and continuing the traditional cultural heritage of the many nomadic nations that once flourished on the present day territory of Mongolia.
www.mongoliatoday.com /info/country_briefs.html   (1218 words)

  
 UNICEF -Mongolia Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Children come first in Mongolia, a country where 37% of the population is under 15 and nearly half are under 18.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – The World Health Day on 7 April 2005 was also marked in Mongolia with the passing of a health Ministerial order for a nationwide scaling up of the new growth chart.
By calling this summit, Mongolia has become one of the first countries in the world to review the progress of its commitment as a follow up to the UN Special Session on Children.
www.un-mongolia.mn /unicef   (699 words)

  
 Mongolia
Mongolia continued its transition from a highly centralized, Communist-led state to a full-fledged, multiparty, parliamentary democracy, although these gains have not yet been consolidated.
The country's population was 2.4 million with a population growth rate of 1.4 percent, and per capita income was approximately $450 per year.
The country is not a party to the 1951 U.N. Convention Regarding the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, and it has no laws for granting refugee status.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27781.htm   (6031 words)

  
 Mongolia - Country Profile
China formally recognised Mongolia's independence in 1946, and in the 1950s a railway was built across the country linking China and Russia.
Mongolia quickly signed treaties with its old Communist allies to hold on to its trade and aid.
The first time World Vision worked in Mongolia was in 1991, when the organization provided a 20 foot container full of medical supplies to help clinics and hospitals that were facing a serious shortage of drugs and medicines.
www.wvi.org /wvi/country_profile/profiles/mongolia.htm   (1435 words)

  
 SIM Country Profile: Mongolia
Mongolia is high, cold and dry with an extreme continental climate characterized by sharp seasonal fluctuations between hot summers and cold winters.
Mongolia is the world’s most sparsely populated country with 3 million people in a vast area of over 610 million square miles.
Mongolia is the only country in the world whose human population is outnumbered by its horse population.
www.sim.org /country.asp?CID=33&fun=1   (1921 words)

  
 Mongolia (06/05)
Several factors characterized the country during this period: The society was basically nomadic and illiterate; there was no industrial proletariat; the aristocracy and the religious establishment shared the country's wealth; there was widespread popular obedience to traditional authorities; the party lacked grassroots support; and the government had little organization or experience.
Mongolia, which joined the World Trade Organization in 1997, is the only member of that organization to not be a participant in a regional trade organization.
Mongolia is seeking to join APEC and became a full participant in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in July 1998.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2779.htm   (4548 words)

  
 An MBendi Profile: Mongolia - Country Profile
The country is bounded on the south, east and west by China and to the north by Russia.
Mongolia was a communist state being sandwiched between China and Russia and when the Soviet Union broke up in the 1990's removing economic assistance, the country went into a crippling recession.
To enter the country you must have an invitation or sponsorship from a company or resident of Mongolia or be on an organised tour group.
www.mbendi.co.za /land/as/mn/p0005.htm   (426 words)

  
 Mongolia - Country Assistance Program Evaluation (CAPE) - ADB.org
The country assistance program evaluation (CAPE) was designed using an evaluation matrix to generate detailed evaluation questions, indicators, data sources and collection methods, and to discuss issues of isolation, attribution, and synergy.
Country strategy assessment, including a document review of country strategies, country economic reports, sector strategies, and papers on governance issues and similar crosscutting issues.
ADB supported Mongolia's transition process with loans worth $505 million approved between 1991 and 2001 for 25 projects in the agriculture, education, energy, finance, health, industry, telecommunications, transport, and urban development sectors.
www.adb.org /Documents/CAPEs/MON/2002   (1481 words)

  
 Mongolia Country Guide - General Information - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
GEOGRAPHY: Mongolia has a 3485km- (2165 mile-) border with the Russian Federation in the north and a 4670km- (2902 mile-) border with China in the south.
The majority of the country has a high elevation, with the principal mountains concentrated in the west.
There are several hundred lakes in the country and numerous rivers, of which the Orkhon is the longest at 1124km (698 miles).
www.worldtravelguide.net /data/mng/mng.asp   (391 words)

  
 Mongolia - Country Information
Mongolia is a landlocked nation in central Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and the Peoples Republic of China to the south.
It was the center of the Mongol Empire of the 13th century, but was ruled by the Chinese Qing dynasty from the end of the 17th century until an independent government was again formed with Soviet assistance in 1921.
Almost as big as Alaska, Mongolia has very little arable land: much of its area is grassland, with mountains in the north and west and the Gobi Desert in the south.
www.go4travel.com /Country/Mongolia.htm   (199 words)

  
 Gateway Pundit: Democracy Protests in Mongolia
In Mongolia, demonstrators claimed the JSCM had no ties with any of the major political parties, including the ex-communists which have been out of power since losing national elections in mid-2004.
Mongolia is already a more or less free country, according to Freedom House, though it has its problems, including political pressure on the press and really scary-sounding prisons.
As someone who has worked in and with the country of Mongolia and its people for the past three years, I think that protests are fascinating to watch because they are actually protests for better democracy.
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com /2005/03/democracy-protests-in-mongolia.html   (1011 words)

  
 UNFPA-Mongolia: Country Programme   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
UNFPA assists countries to collect and analyze population statistics, to conduct research on demographic and socio-economic issues and to formulate and evaluate national population policies.
UNFPA is assisting the Government of Mongolia to implement the "National Adolescent Health Programme", which was adopted in 1997.
The seminars and training were given by experts in the relevant fields, an understanding about the current population issues in the country, covering fertility, mortality, morbidity, migration and an understanding about the world population trends.
www.un-mongolia.mn /unfpa/program.htm   (1905 words)

  
 USAID/Mongolia :: Welcome!
Mongolia is a fascinating and beautiful country, and those of us who are privileged to work here are doing so at a vitally important time in its history.
The projects we fund are working on some of the most pressing issues facing Mongolia today – policy reform, development of the private sector, privatization, reform of the judicial sector, and strengthening this country’s nascent democracy.
Mongolia's continued success also hinges on its ability to deal forthrightly with a series of "good governance" issues, including accountability, transparency and corruption.
www.usaid.gov /missions/mn/index.html   (470 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Mongolia (country)
The country’s capital and largest city is Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator),...
Ochirbat, Punsalmaagiyn, born in 1942, president of Mongolia (1990-1997).
Ochirbat was born in the district of Oygon in Dzavhan Province and was...
encarta.msn.com /Mongolia_(country).html   (139 words)

  
 The EU's relations with Mongolia - Country Strategy Paper 2002-2006
The Mongolia CSP was adopted by the Commission on 27 December 2001 and provides the strategic framework within which European Community (EC) assistance will be provided for the period 2002-2006.
Mongolia is fully implementing the Trade and Cooperation Agreement signed with the EC.
The main challenges for the coming years faced by Mongolia are to overcome the problems of the agriculture and livestock sectors (following in particular the very hard winters in the last years), to tackle the issue of poverty reduction and to fight against corruption.
europa.eu.int /comm/external_relations/mongolia/csp/index.htm   (396 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Country profiles | Country profile: Mongolia
Mongolia occupies 1.5 million sq km of the Central Asian plateau, but its population is much smaller than the Mongol population of China.
A third of Mongolia's population lives in the capital city, while half the people herd livestock in the countryside.
Mongolia has greatly expanded political and financial ties with the US, Japan and the European Union, but it remains dependent on its neighbours, Russia and China, for the development of its economy and trade.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1235560.stm   (700 words)

  
 Mongolia
Visitors planning to stay in Mongolia for more than 30 days are required to register with the Immigration, Naturalization and Foreign Citizens Agency in Ulaanbaatar during their first week of arrival.
CRIMINAL PENALTIES: While in a foreign country, a U.S. citizen is subject to that country's laws and regulations, which sometimes differ significantly from those in the United States and may not afford the protections available to the individual under U.S. law.
Engaging in illicit sexual conduct with children or using or disseminating child pornography in a foreign country is a crime, prosecutable in the United States.
travel.state.gov /travel/mongolia.html   (1996 words)

  
 Mongolia --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Mongolia is bounded on the north by Russia and on the south by China.
Mongolia shares much of its modern history with Russia, its neighbor to the north, and China, which lies to the south.
Situated in the north-central part of the country, it is located on the northern bank of a shallow and swift-flowing...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9108737?tocId=9108737   (837 words)

  
 Mongolia
Mongolia lies in central Asia between Siberia on the north and China on the south.
Allied with the USSR in its dispute with China, Mongolia began mobilizing troops along its borders in 1968 when the two powers became involved in border clashes on the Kazakh-Sinkiang frontier to the west and at the Amur and Ussuri rivers.
Enkhbayar was Mongolia's prime minister from 1990 to 1994.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107796.html   (966 words)

  
 Mass Media In Post-Revolution Mongolia
Mongolia's population is estimated to be as high as 2,400,000 (CIA).
Mongolia was rated as having economic influences over media content, rating broadcasting at 6 and print at 8.
NOTES [1] The author spent two weeks in Mongolia during July 1995, traveling to Ulaanbaatar, the capital, and to various provincial and district capitals, to interview, collect data, and observe the transition to democracy and a market economy.
userpage.fu-berlin.de /~corff/im/Landeskunde/john.html   (4581 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Mongolia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
China is Mongolia's chief export partner and a main source of the "shadow" or "grey" economy.
Mongolia settled its $11 billion debt with Russia at the end of 2003 on very favorable terms.
Mongolia, which joined the World Trade Organization in 1997, seeks to expand its participation and integration into Asian regional economic and trade regimes.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/mg.html   (1355 words)

  
 Mongolia Hotel Travel Agency
We invite you to travel to Mongolia and enjoy the comfort of a new luxuty hotel.
Believed to be the former meeting place of ancient kings, Haert Khaan is a sacred hideaway amongst the forested hills of this ancient land.
Mongolian Resorts, the country's first upscale luxury resort and adventure travel tour operator is located just 35 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar on over 170 hectares of pristine Mongolian land.
www.mongolianresorts.com   (296 words)

  
 Inner Mongolia aims country's No 1 coal producer    (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region vows to become the country's largest coal producer by producing 500 million tons of coal by 2010, according to sources of local government.
The regional government of Inner Mongolia released a "guidance opinion over structure readjustment of the coal industry," which raised the target of upgrading the structure of coal sector and turning the region's rich coal resources into economic superiority.
According to the document, Inner Mongolia will shut down or merge the region's small coal mines within three years, and strive to build a group of coal production centers with annual coal outputs exceeding 100 million tons.
en.ce.cn /Business/Macro-economic/200503/20/t20050320_3371617.shtml   (180 words)

  
 Mongolia General Information and Travel Information
Mongolia, the ancient realm of Genghis Khan, has emerged from the shadow of Communism and is now open to the world.
Mongolia travel is one of today's best kept travel secrets and most rewarding destinations for adventurous travelers.
We are not a travel agent, but an outfitter of travel and adventure in Mongolia.
www.travelmongolia.com   (407 words)

  
 Mongolia country profile
Geographically Mongolia is located between Russia and China.
The country is rich in mineral resources: coal, copper, molybdenum, uranium, gold, iron, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, wolfram and fluorspar and crude oil.
Mongolia has over 30 million heads of livestock, thus ranking first in per capita ownership, including 13,8 million sheep, 10,2 million goats, 3,1 million cattle, 2,6 million horse and 322,3 thousand Bactrian camels which provide high-quality agro-processing raw materials.
www.un.int /mongolia/profile.htm   (147 words)

  
 Country Profile - Mongolia
As stated in the Population Policy Document, the policy of ensuring the interrelationship between population and sustainable development shall be aimed at creating the conditions for the well-being of the population on the basis of securing the balance between the environment, population and sustainable development.
The Government of Mongolia is continuing the policy of furthering the economic and political transformation process, promoting the privatization of state property and establishing laws protecting private ownership.
Realistically, in view of evaluating the advantages of Mongolia's present level of development, geographical position, enormous natural resources, scientific and research potential and staff, and infrastructure that the Government has achieved during the last 30-40 years, the Government believes that efforts must be concentrated on whatever is really possible to implement.
www.un.org /esa/earthsummit/mong-cp.htm   (12999 words)

  
 A Virtual Travel to Mongolia - Destination Asia: Mongolia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Embassy of Mongolia in the U.S. The Embassy at Washington, D.C. Diplomatic Missions
NUM is the country's oldest and only comprehensive university and a leading center of sciences, education and culture, stablished on 5 October 1942.
Buryat Mongols are significant minorities in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/mongolia.htm   (870 words)

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